USS Edith M. III

For other ships with the same name, see USS Edith.

Edith M. III in civilian use sometime between 1909 and 1917.
History
United States
Name	USS Edith M. III
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	V. J. Osborn, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Launched	1909
Acquired	June 1917
Commissioned	5 November 1917
Decommissioned	8 May 1919
Fate	Sold 2 July 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	59 ft (18 m)
Beam	15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Draft	4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	11
Armament	1 × 1-pounder gun

USS Edith M. III (SP-196) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Edith M. III was built by V. J. Osborn at Croton-on-Hudson, New York, as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1909. The United States Navy purchased her for World War I service in June 1917 and commissioned her on 5 November 1917 as USS Edith M. III' (SP-196).

Edith M. III was assigned to the 3rd Naval District, where she spent the remainder of World War I carrying men and provisions around New York Harbor.

Citizen Seaman's Identification Card issued in 1920 to Louis H. Hazzard of the Edith M. III

Decommissioned on 8 May 1919, Edith M. III was sold on 2 July 1919 ^[1] and entered passenger service in New York Harbor captained by Louis H. Hazzard.

References

1. Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1920.

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.

• Navy History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Edith M. III (SP-196), 1917-1919. Previously the civilian motor boat Edith M. III.
• Photo gallery of USS Edith M. III at NavSource Naval History